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=== Former brands and divisions === During its history, American Motors bought or created, then later sold and divested itself of several specialized divisions, some of which continue to exist today: ''[[Kelvinator]]'', the subdivision of Nash-Kelvinator, was sold by American Motors in 1968 to [[White Sewing Machine Company|White Consolidated Industries]] and subsequently became part of [[Electrolux]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chhistory.org/FeatureStories.php?Story=KelvinHome |last=Hubbert |first=Christopher J. |title=The Kelvin Home: Cleveland Heights Leads the Way to: 'a New and Better Way of Living |publisher=Cleveland Heights Historical Society |year=2006 |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131083208/http://www.chhistory.org/FeatureStories.php?Story=KelvinHome |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Kelvinator Company is still in business. ''[[Jeep]]'' is a brand under ''[[Stellantis]]''. It was a brand of the [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]] until January 16, 2021. Many Jeep models retained the mechanical specifications and styling cues developed by American Motors well into the 1990s or even into the first decade of the 2000s. ''[[AM General]]'' is now owned by [[KPS Capital Partners]]. It was organized as an LLC in August 2004. ''[[Wheel Horse]] Products Division'' is now owned by the [[The Toro Company|Toro Company]]. ''[[Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive|Beijing Jeep]]'' was established by American Motors in 1984 to produce Jeeps for the burgeoning Chinese market; the joint venture was inherited by [[Chrysler]] and is currently owned by [[Mercedes-Benz Group]], which renamed it [[Beijing-Benz DaimlerChrysler Automotive|Beijing Benz]]. American Motors' trials with the venture were the subject of a book on the venture, "Beijing Jeep", by [[James Mann (writer)|James Mann]].
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